Enoseregbe told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) after the match in Lagos that he could not afford to lose the game.

“It was not easy beating my opponent. He was a good player; I am impressed with his performance and his skill. It was a tough game; the game dragged to third set because he defeated me in the second set. I know that, at this stage of the competition, every player wants a win at all cost, and I cannot afford to lose my game either; so, I had to prove my worth,” he said.

NAN reports that the game lasted for about an hour before Enoseregbe won.

The defending champion, Henry Atseye, also defeated Thomas Otu, seeded Seven, in a match that lasted for two hours. Atseye won the game 6-3, 2-6, 7-5 to also qualify for the next round.

Abdulmumuni Babalola, a four-time winner of the championship, has also qualified for the semi-final.

In the women’s category, Aanu Aiyegbusi beat Osereimen Airhunwunde, winning in two straight sets 7-5, 6-0 to qualify for the next round. In the wheelchair men’s singles, top seed player, Yusuf Wasiu, defeated unseeded player, Tomisin Adebowale 4-0, 4-0 to qualify for the quarter-final stage of the event.